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Download Date 04/10/2021 08:44:00 GEOHAB Core Research Project: HABs in Benthic Systems. Item Type Report Publisher IOC and SCOR Download date 04/10/2021 08:44:00 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/1834/12437 7 ISSN 1538 182X GEOHAB GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY OF HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS GEOHAB CORE RESEARCH PROJECT: HABs in Benthic Systems AN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME SPONSORED BY THE SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE ON OCEANIC RESEARCH (SCOR) AND THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISSION (IOC) OF UNESCO Edited by: E. Berdalet, P. Tester and A. Zingone Contributors (alphabetic order): E. Berdalet, I. Bravo, J. Evans, S. Fraga, S. Kibler, R. M. Kudela, J. Larsen, W. Litaker, A. Penna, P. Tester, M. Vila, A. Zingone THIS REPORT IS BASED ON CONTRIBUTIONS AND DISCUSSIONS BY PARTICIPANTS OF THE GEOHAB OPEN SCIENCE MEETING ON HABS IN BENTHIC SYSTEMS AND MEMBERS OF THE GEOHAB SCIENTIFIC STEERING COMMITTEE Disclaimer: Authors are responsible for the choice and the presentation of the facts contained in signed articles and for the opinions expressed therein, which are not necessarily those of UNESCO and do not commit the Organization. The designations employed and the presentation of material throughout this publication do not im- ply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNESCO concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers o boundaries. This report may be cited as: GEOHAB 2012. Global Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms, GEOHAB Core Research Project: HABs in Benthic Systems. E. Berdalet, P. Tester, A. Zin- gone (Eds.) IOC of UNESCO and SCOR, Paris and Newark, 64 pp. This document is GEOHAB Report # 9. Publication code: GEOHAB/Rep/9. Copies may be obtained from: Edward R. Urban, Jr. Henrik Enevoldsen Executive Director, SCOR Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmosphere UNESCO University of Delaware Head, IOC Science and Communication Centre on Newark, DE 19716, USA Harmful Algae Tel: +1-302-831-7011 University of Copenhagen Fax: +1-302-831-7012 Marine Biological Section E-mail [email protected] Øster Farimagsgade 2D 1353 Copenhagen K Denmark Tel.: +45 23260246 E-mail: [email protected] This report is also available on the Web at: http://www.scor-int.org http://ioc-unesco.org/hab Cover photos courtesy of: P. A. Tester (NOAA) and M. Toscano (Smithsonian Institution) Copyright © 2012 IOC and SCOR. Published by IOC, Paris. TABLE OF CONTENTS GEOHAB Global Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms Core Research Project: HABs in Benthic Systems EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 7 LIST OF ACRONYMS 8 I. INTRODUCTION 9 II. THE GEOHAB APPROACH TO THE STUDY OF BHABs 11 III. AN OVERVIEW OF BHABs 12 A. General Presentation of HABs in Benthic Systems 12 A1. Overview of BHAB Problems and BHAB Taxa 12 A2. Main Geographic Areas Affected by BHABs 14 B. Taxonomy and Genetic Diversity of BHAB Producing Organisms 16 B1. Gambierdiscus 16 B2. Ostreopsis 18 B3. Characterizing New Species 19 C. Biogeography: Distribution and Abundance of BHABs 20 C1. Gambierdiscus 20 C1.1. Gambierdiscus Distribution 20 C1.2. Gambierdiscus Abundance 21 C2. Ostreopsis 22 C2.1. Ostreopsis Distribution 22 C2.2. Ostreopsis Abundance 24 C3. Sampling Methods 26 C3.1 Vacuum collection 26 C3.2 Substrate Sampling 26 C3.3 Artificial Substrates 26 D. Biology of the Organisms 27 D1. Nutritional Ecology 28 D1.1 Gambierdiscus 28 D1.2 Ostreopsis 28 D2. Effects of Physical Factors 29 D2.1 Gambierdiscus 29 D2.1.1 Temperature 29 D2.1.2 Salinity 30 D2.1.3 Light 30 D2.2 Ostreopsis 31 D2.2.1 Temperature 31 D2.2.2 Salinity 32 D2.2.3 Light 32 5 Contents D3. Substrate Preference and Effects of Water Motion 33 D3.1 Substrate Preference 33 D3.2 Water Motion 33 D4. Complex Interactions Among Physical and Biological Factors 35 E. Life Cycle and Ultrastructural Characteristics 35 E1. Gambierdiscus 35 E2. Ostreopsis 35 F. Toxicity of Gambierdiscus and Ostreopsis species 36 F1. Gambierdiscus 36 F2. Ostreopsis 37 G. Effects of BHABs on 37 Human Health 37 G1. Food Intoxications 37 G2. Skin and Respiratory Diseases 40 H. Ecological Consequences of BHABs 40 H1. Gambierdiscus 40 H2. Ostreopsis 40 IV. KEY QUESTIONS TO BE ADDRESSED IN UNDERSTANDING THE ECOLOGY AND OCEA- NOGRAPHY OF HABS IN BENTHIC SYSTEMS 42 V. FRAMEWORK ACTIVITIES 45 REFERENCES 48 APPENDIX I – Open Science Meeting Program 59 APPENDIX II – Meeting Participants 61 6 INTRODUCTION EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Harmful events associated with benthic microalgae diversity, ecology and ecophysiology of BHABs. The (BHABs), have been reported more frequently over participants also compiled information about current the last decade including in areas where BHAB genera national and regional projects and programmes related were hardly known. Of particular concern are the out- to BHABs. The OSM concluded with the identification breaks of Gambierdiscus, a toxic dinoflagellate genus of research and infrastructure priorities and approaches associated to the ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP). The to be taken in order to improve understanding and pre- ciguatoxins produced by Gambierdiscus are bioaccu- diction of BHABs caused by Gambierdiscus and Ostr- mulated in reef fishes and are responsible for the most eopsis. common algal toxin-related illnesses, globally affect- Meeting participants developed a “road map” for ad- ing the greatest number of victims and often with sig- nificant long-term health effects. Although traditionally vancement of the ongoing research on BHABs with the considered as a tropical sickness, CFP is also being re- following key questions: cently reported on subtropical waters and the Mediter- Diversity - How many species are in the BHAB gen- ranean Sea, and new species of Gambierdiscus have era? Which ones are toxic? been identified in these areas. Biogeography - What is the worldwide distribution and The outbreaks of Ostreopsis, another dinoflagel- abundance of benthic harmful species? late genus, are exhibiting similar trends. Ostreopsis Sampling - How can BHAB species be sampled effec- outbreaks, first reported in the Mediterranean Sea in 1972, have become more frequent and intense. They tively and reliably? are associated with faunal damage and human illness- Physiology - What are the environmental parameters es, including both food intoxication and respiratory that affect the physiology of benthic dinoflagellates? problems. Recent reports of Ostreopsis blooms already Ecology - What are the main ecological interactions encompass the whole Mediterranean coastal area, and (substrate specificity, trophic links, competition, co- they have recently been detected in Japanese, Russian, operation) related to benthic dinoflagellates? French and Spanish Atlantic coastal waters. The sce- nario of more frequent BHAB events with range exten- Life cycle - What are the life cycles of the benthic dino- sions to higher latitudes is especially troubling because flagellates and their possible relationships with the our knowledge of BHAB species is nascent and, even seasonal benthic community composition? in developed nations, the regulatory and monitoring Models - What conceptual and numerical models can infrastructure in most cases is not adequate to protect be applied specifically to BHABs? public health and marine resources. Detection and monitoring technologies - What best Upon request from the scientific community study- suited detection technologies can be developed to ing harmful algal blooms, the Global Ecology and support monitoring programs for harmful species Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms (GEOHAB) and/or their toxins? program—sponsored by the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO—ini- tiated a new Core Research Project on Benthic Harmful Algal Blooms to foster research on events caused by benthic microalgae. In June 2010 in Honolulu, Hawaii (USA), an international Open Science Meeting (OSM) took place. There scientists involved in the study of benthic and planktonic microalgae identified the needs and impediments to research on the ecology, oceanog- raphy and physiology of BHABs and management of BHAB-related human illnesses and marine resource losses. Those needs included infrastructure develop- ment, detection technologies, monitoring tools and strategies, as well as research to generate data for pre- dictive models of environmental conditions that would be conducive to bloom development. The present report outlines the issues addressed by the participants during the OSM. These included the state of the art regarding Typical Caribbean habitat for benthic harmful algae, Gam- taxonomy, sampling methods, biogeography, genetic bierdiscus and Ostreopsis (NOAA). 7 INTRODUCTION LIST OF ACRONYMS BHABs Benthic Harmful Algal Blooms CFP Ciguatera Fish Poisoning CRP Core Research Project CTX Ciguatoxin GEOHAB Global Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms programme GTX Gambiertoxin HAB Harmful Algal Bloom IOC Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission LC-MS Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry LSU Large SubUnit MTX Maitotoxin OSM Open Science Meeting PLTX Palytoxin rDNA Ribosomal Deoxyribonucleic Acid SCOR Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research UNESCO United Nations Environmental, Scientific and Cultural Organization 8 INTRODUCTION LIST OF ACRONYMS I. INTRODUCTION The Global Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful thic animals were visibly harmed during an Ostreopsis Algal Blooms (GEOHAB) programme was initiated in cf. ovata bloom in the Tyrrhenian
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